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Ladakh is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India and China since 1959. Ladakh is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the south, both the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan to the west, and the southwest corner of Xinjiang across the Karakoram Pass in the far north. It extends from the Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram range to the north to the main Great Himalayas to the south. The eastern end, consisting of the uninhabited Aksai Chin plains, is claimed by the Indian Government as part of Ladakh, but has been under Chinese control.
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India-China border row: Special representatives of both countries to meet in BeijingIndia and China's special representatives are scheduled to meet in Beijing on Wednesday to discuss normalizing relations following a recent troop disengagement agreement in eastern Ladakh. National..IndiaTimes - Published | Forces to go to all patrol points in Depsang: EAM JaishankarExternal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed Parliament on various foreign policy matters. He confirmed Indian troops will patrol all historical points in Ladakh, including Depsang, despite..IndiaTimes - Published |
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India, China reflect on LAC row lessons learnt to prevent repeatIndia and China held border talks, reaffirming their commitment to the October disengagement agreement that resolved the 2020 eastern Ladakh standoff. Both nations reviewed the situation, emphasizing..IndiaTimes - Published | India, China reflect on 2020 Ladakh standoff lessons, prepare for next round of talksIndiaTimes - Published |
Ladakh disengagement has set stage for ties to improve: JaishankarIndiaTimes - Published | Right to property: J&K and Ladakh high court directs Army to pay 46 years of rent for land occupationThe Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh high court ordered the Indian Army to pay 46 years' worth of rent to Abdul Majeed Lone for occupying his land since 1978. The court affirmed the right to property as a..IndiaTimes - Published |
